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PAOK BC

Basketball club in Thessaloniki, Greece

PAOK BC

Summary

Basketball club in Thessaloniki, Greece

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namePAOK
nicknameDouble-Headed Eagle of The North
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leaguesGreek Basketball League
FIBA Europe Cup
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historyPAOK BC
(1928–present)
arenaPAOK Sports Arena
capacity8,500
locationThessaloniki, Greece
colorsBlack, White
sponsorStoiximan
ownerAristotelis Mistakidis
presidentNikolaos Vezyrtzis
coachJure Zdovc
gmNikos Boudouris
managerVangelis Margaritis
captainThodoris Zaras
retired_numbers1 (7)
championships1 FIBA Saporta Cup
1 FIBA Korać Cup
2 Greek Championships
3 Greek Cups
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the men's basketball team

FIBA Europe Cup (1928–present)

1 FIBA Korać Cup 2 Greek Championships 3 Greek Cups PAOK BC (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstantinopolitón, "Pan-Thessalonikian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans"), commonly known in European competitions as PAOK, is the professional basketball department of the major Greek multi-sports club A.C. PAOK, which was founded in 1926, and is based in Thessaloniki. The club's basketball section was founded in 1928. The club's home arena is the PAOK Sports Arena, which is an indoor arena with a seating capacity of 8,500 people.

Over the years, the PAOK basketball club has established itself with a firm reputation in Greek pro basketball, especially due to its successes in European-wide competitions. In the past, the club has won Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League twice, in the years 1959 and 1992. The club has also won the top national Greek Cup competition three times, in the years 1984, 1995, and 1999.

In Pan-European competitions, PAOK has also won two European Cup titles. They won the now defunct European-wide secondary level competition, the FIBA Saporta Cup, in the 1990–91 season. They also won the now defunct European-wide third level competition, the FIBA Korać Cup, in the 1993–94 season. In addition, PAOK was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals' runner-up in both the 1991–92 and 1995–96 seasons. On the European-wide top-tier level, PAOK competed in the EuroLeague's concluding championship tournament, the Final Four, at the 1993 Athens EuroLeague Final Four, where they finished in third place.

History

1928–1980

HANTH (YMCA)]]. during the 1920s.

The men's basketball section of the multi-sports club PAOK AC was created in 1928, when Alekos Alexiadis, a young member of the administration council of PAOK AC (founded in 1926), took the initiative to create a men's basketball team. He "gave birth" to the basketball department again, after World War II. After the war, Alekos Alexiadis began to organize a basketball team from the children that played at the only basketball court in Thessaloniki. The first honor for PAOK's basketball section was the win of the 1958–59 Greek League championship. The team was crowned the Champions of Greece, with the following players; Dapontes, Kyriakou, Oikonomou, Paschalis, Stalios, Kokkos, Theoridis, Angelidis, Stergiou, Konstantinidis, and player-coach Irakleios Klagas. The next year, PAOK competed for the first time in a European-wide competition and was eliminated in the first round of the European Champions Cup by the Romanian champions CCA București. Three years later, the Greek League was reconstructed into a Nation-wide League, but PAOK was placed in the Second National Division, where they won an immediate league promotion to the first division the next year. The worst season of the club to date was in 1976–77, when PAOK avoided relegation, with a 66–53 play-out win over Dimokritos.

1981–1990

PAOK met Panathinaikos in its first Greek Cup Final, in 1982. The Athenians managed to scrape through to a two-point victory, despite the game being played in Alexandreio Melathron, which was PAOK's home arena at that time. In the following 1982–83 season, the team finished in second place behind Aris.

The success of both Aris and PAOK, fueled the ongoing rivalry between the clubs, that had long been established in football. In 1984, the two teams reached the Greek Cup Final. PAOK's head coach at that time, Faidon Matthaiou, in trying to boost his team's morale, ordered the players to completely shave their heads. PAOK won the Greek Cup by four points (74–70), in what is now remembered as the "final of the shaven heads".

The then 22-year-old Bane Prelević, debuted with the club in the 1988–89 season. He became the definitive leader of PAOK, and a fan favorite. He was often compared to the great Nikos Galis, who was at the time the captain of Aris. Prelević was often quoted for his loyalty to the team. He had a number of injuries and medical emergencies because of weak legs, but he would constantly choose to take heavy dosages of painkillers, rather than missing out on important games. During the 1980s decade, PAOK was second in the Greek League only to Aris.

1991–2000

PAOK won the now defunct European second-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup's (Saporta Cup's) 1990–91 season championship, when PAOK defeated the Spanish ACB League club CAI Zaragoza in Geneva, by a score of 76–72, on March 26, 1991. On April 10, after the defeated Greek Cup final against Panionios in Piraeus, a car with PAOK supporters were violently attacked with an improvised molotov cocktail by unknown hooligans on Greek National Road 1. Two people burned alive and other two people were seriously injured, but they survived. The perpetrators were never found.

In the following 1991–92 season, PAOK once again reached the final of the same competition (then called the FIBA European Cup), but they lost to the Spanish League club Real Madrid Asegurator, by a score of 65–63. The game was heading to overtime, as the two teams were equal at 63 points, when Panagiotis Fasoulas lost the ball to Rickey Brown in the last 2 seconds of the game, and Real Madrid scored an unexpected basket. The same year, PAOK won the Greek League championship, by beating Aris in the league's final four mini stage, and then Olympiacos in the playoff's finals.

In the 1992–93 season, PAOK had a starting five unit of Jon Korfas, Bane Prelević, Cliff Levingston, Ken Barlow and Panagiotis Fasoulas, and was led by head coach Dušan Ivković. In that season, the club competed in Europe's premier club basketball competition, the FIBA European League (now called EuroLeague), which marked the club's first appearance in the top-tier level European league. PAOK reached the 1993 Athens Final Four. PAOK lost in the semifinal game to the then defending Italian League champions Benetton Treviso, which was led by the Croatian star Toni Kukoč, by a score of 79–77. Two days later, in the third-place game, PAOK defeated Spain's Real Madrid Teka, which was led by the Lithuanian star Arvydas Sabonis and American Rickey Brown.

In the 1993–94 season, PAOK returned to European success, by winning the European third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup competition, in a two-legged final against the Italian League club Stefanel Trieste. PAOK won both at home and away, by 9 points. The following year, PAOK won the Greek Cup title, in a 19-point victory against Chipita Panionios, by a score of 72–53. In the 1995–96 season, PAOK once again reached the final of the FIBA European Cup (Saporta Cup), but they lost to the Spanish club Taugrés, by a score of 88–81. Three years later in 1999, PAOK again won the Greek Cup title, by defeating AEK Athens, by a score of 71–54.

The new home of PAOK, the PAOK Sports Arena, able to hold 8,500 fans, was inaugurated on 17 March 2000. That marked the end of a long period of time, in which the club had shared the home court of Alexandreio Melathron with Aris. Bane Prelević returned to PAOK, after having quick spells at Kinder Bologna and AEK Athens, and then quit playing basketball at the end of the 1999–00 season. He later returned to PAOK in the 2001–02 season, as an assistant coach.

During the 1990s decade, PAOK was one of the top teams in the Greek League. They won the Greek League championship in 1992, and also played in the league's finals in 1994, 1998, and 2000. In addition to that, PAOK also made it to the league's semifinals each year, and they finished in 3rd place in the Greek league 1993, 1997, and 1999.

2001–2010

PAOK played in EuroLeague Basketball's inaugural 2000–01 season, where they made it to the Round of 16, and lost to the Slovenian League club Union Olimpija. However, a difficult financial situation led the previous season's Greek League finalists to struggle in the Greek League, where they finished in 8th place in the 2000–01 Greek League season. In the 2001–02 season, PAOK again finished in 8th place in the Greek League. Prelević became the team's head coach for the 2002–03 season, and he led them to a short winning streak during the year. PAOK ended up in 7th place in the Greek League in the 2002–03 season. PAOK also competed in FIBA-organized Pan-European club competitions at that time. They competed in the European third-level 2001–02 FIBA Korać Cup, and in the European third-level 2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup (EuroChallenge).

PAOK finished in 6th place in the 2003–04 Greek League season, with a squad full of talented young players, like Panos Vasilopoulos, Kostas Vasileiadis and Loukas Mavrokefalidis. During the season, PAOK withdrew from FIBA-run competitions, and in the 2004–05 season, the team made its debut in the European-wide secondary level ULEB Cup (EuroCup) competition. PAOK made it to the ULEB Cup's quarterfinals that season, where they lost to the Lithuanian League club Lietuvos Rytas. In the Greek League, PAOK finished in 6th place. In the 2005–06 season, PAOK finished in 6th place in the Greek League.

During a 2006–07 Greek League season game, PAOK and Aris put on a spectacular show, that PAOK ended up winning, after two overtime periods. The team finished that season's Greek League in 6th place, after losing to Olympiacos in the league's playoffs. PAOK also played in the ULEB Cup (EuroCup) in the 2006–07 season. They made it to the league's Top 16 Round that season, where they lost to the Italian League club Montepaschi Siena.

The 2007–08 Greek League season was one of the worst in PAOK's history, with PAOK finishing in a disastrous 12th place in the league. However, during that Greek League season, PAOK picked up a great victory against Olympiacos. In that same 2007–08 season, PAOK also had a disappointing finish in the now defunct European-wide third- level competition, the FIBA EuroCup (EuroChallenge). Because of that, PAOK's management decided for the club to take a break from Pan-European leagues, and to instead focus mainly on the Greek League. So the club did not compete in any European-wide leagues in the following 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.

PAOK finished in 7th place in the 2008–09 Greek League season. Prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, PAOK hired Soulis Markopoulos to be the team's new head coach. PAOK finished in 5th place in the 2009–10 Greek League season.

2010–2020

PAOK finished 3rd place in the Greek League in the 2010–11 season. That success allowed PAOK to play in the EuroLeague's qualifying tournament in the 2011–12 season. However, in the 2011–12 season, PAOK finished in a disappointing 8th place in the Greek League, and thus missed out on European-wide competition for the 2012–13 season. In the 2012–13 season, PAOK finished in 5th place in the Greek League, and was then able to return to European competition for the following season. In the next season, they competed in the 2nd-tier level EuroCup. In the Greek League, PAOK finished in 3rd place, in both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In the 2015–16 season, PAOK finished in 5th place in the Greek League. After the 2015–17 FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy, PAOK decided to return to FIBA organized competitions, and chose to play in the FIBA Champions League, rather than in the EuroCup. After finishing in 5th place in the Greek League in the 2016–17 season, the club replaced head coach Soulis Markopoulos with Ilias Papatheodorou. In the 2017–18 season, PAOK finished in 3rd place in the Greek League. The 2019–20 season was the worst on PAOK history because PAOK finished in the last place of Greek basketball league; but due to COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn't relegated.

2020–present

2020–21 PAOK started the new decade from the scratch, with a new contributor Thanasis Chatzopoulos, PAOK kept the team's leader Vangelis Margaritis, brought in some talented young players such as Elijah Mitrou-Long and gave more playing time to athletes from his academy, like Konstantinos Iatridis. These changes seem to be the first step in returning to the higher positions of the Greek League, as well as a steady comeback to European competitions.

Arenas

In earlier times, PAOK played its home games at the Thessaloniki Forum. After that, PAOK played its home games for many years at the 5,183 seat Alexandreio Melathron (Nick Galis Hall). In 2000, the club moved to the 8,500 seat PAOK Sports Arena.

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Roster

Depth chart

Retired numbers

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7SRBBranislav PrelevićSG1988–1996, 1999–20001 April 2023

Honours

Domestic competitions

  • Greek League : Winners (2): 1958–59, 1991–92 : Runners-up (9): 1959–60, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–00
  • Greek Cup : Winners (3): 1983–84, 1994–95, 1998–99 : Runners-up (5): 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2018–19

European competitions

Friendly competitions

  • Mavroskoufia Basketball Tournament : Winners (6): 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019 (shared), 2023
  • Trophee Legrand Limoges : 1991

Individual honours

FIBA Hall of Fame

  • Dušan Ivković
  • Panagiotis Fasoulas
  • Peja Stojaković 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
  • Dušan Ivković Greek Basket League MVP
  • Peja Stojaković (1997–98) Greek League Top Scorer
  • Rawle Marshall (2010–11) Greek League Top Rebounder
  • Panagiotis Fasoulas (1986–87)
  • Keith Clanton (2016–17)

Greek League Assist Leader

  • Jon Korfas (1989–90)
  • Frankie King (1998–99)
  • Damir Mulaomerović (2003–04, 2004–05)
  • D. J. Cooper (2013–14) Greek League Coach of the Year
  • Soulis Markopoulos (2013–14) Greek Cup MVP
  • Bane Prelević (1994–95)
  • Walter Berry (1998–99)

European record

Main article: PAOK B.C. in Europe

Main article: PAOK B.C. in international competitions

International record

SeasonAchievementNotesEuroLeagueFIBA Saporta CupFIBA Korać CupEuroCupFIBA Europe Cup
1992–93Final Four3rd place in Athens, lost to Benetton Treviso 77–79 in the semi-final, defeated Real Madrid Teka 76–70 in the 3rd place game
1984–85Quarter-finals4th place in a group with Žalgiris, CAI Zaragoza and Landys&Gyr Wien
1989–90Semi-finalseliminated by Knorr Bologna 57–77 (L) in Bologna and 100–94 (W) in Thessaloniki
1990–91Championsdefeated CAI Zaragoza 76–72 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Geneva
1991–92Finallost to Real Madrid Asegurator 63–65 in the final (Nantes)
1995–96Finallost to Taugrés 81–88 in the final (Vitoria)
1993–94Championsdefeated Stefanel Trieste, 75–66 (W) in Thessaloniki and 100–91 (W) in Trieste in the double finals of Korać Cup
2004–05Quarter-finalseliminated by Lietuvos rytas, 74–71 (W) in Thessaloniki and 65–76 (L) in Vilnius
2024–25Finallost to Bilbao Basket, 84–82 (W) in Thessaloniki and 65–72 (L) in Bilbao

The road to the European Cup victories

1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

RoundTeamHomeAway
2ndENG Sunderland Saints97–8596–89
QFESP CAI Zaragoza112–10264–70
YUG Crvena zvezda91–8075–91
ISR Hapoel Galil Elyon107–7779–80*
SFURS Dynamo Moscow95–8263–75
FESP CAI Zaragoza76–72
  • The game was held at Peristeri Arena, in Peristeri, Athens 1993–94 FIBA Korać Cup
RoundTeamHomeAway
3rdRUS Stroitel Samara101–5681–77
Top 16ESP Caja San Fernando92–8987–82
ITA Recoaro Milano71–6774–76
HRV Zagreb84–7091–77
QFITA Scavolini Pesaro96–5866–82
SFGRE Chipita Panionios82–6485–83
FITA Stefanel Trieste75–66100–91

Season-by-season

Season[](greek-basket-league)[](greek-basketball-cup)[](paok-b-c-in-international-competitions)[](head-coach)Roster
1958–59ChampionNo tournamentNo tournamentIraklios KlagkasOrestis Angelidis, Asteriadis, Constantinidis, Giorgos Oikonomou, Kiriakou, Klagkas, Kokkos, Pashalis, Stalios, Stergiou, Dimitris Dapontes, Theodoridis
1959–60Runner UpNo tournamentEuroleague
Last 32
1974–754th placeNo tournamentKorać Cup
Last 32
1975–769th placeLast 32Korać Cup
Last 32
1981–823rd placeRunner UpKorać Cup
Last 32Theodoros RodopoulosVangelis Alexandris, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Manthos Katsoulis, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Dimitris Kalpakis, Christos Konstantinidis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Gaitanis, Delapashos, Bourlivas, Stratis, Dimitris Tsakagiannis
1982–83Runner UpLast 4Cup Winners' Cup
Last 16Theodoros RodopoulosVangelis Alexandris, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Kalpakis, Christos Konstantinidis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Gaitanis, Polichronakos, Bourlivas, Michael Angelidis
1983–843rd placeWinnerKorać Cup
Last 16Harry Pappas,
Faidon MatthaiouPanagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Vangelis Alexandris, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Kalpakis, Christos Konstantinidis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Polikratis, Michael Angelidis, Polichronakos
1984–85Runner UpLast 4Cup Winners' Cup
Last 8Josip GjergjaPanagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Steve Giatzoglou, Manthos Katsoulis, Vangelis Alexandris, Sotiris Sakellariou, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Kalpakis, Platon Hotokouridis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Bill Varner, Dick Mumma
1985–865th placeLast 16Korać Cup
Last 16Theodoros RodopoulosTakis Koroneos, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Sotiris Sakellariou, Zaharias Katsoulis, Takis Karatzoulidis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Dontsios, Platon Hotokouridis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Panagiotis Kalogiros, Christos Konstantinidis, Bill Varner, Mark Simpson
1986–873rd placeLast 16Korać Cup
Last 32Orestis AngelidisPanagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Sotiris Sakellariou, Zaharias Katsoulis, Takis Karatzoulidis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Jon Korfas, Platon Hotokouridis, Giorgos Makaras, Panagiotis Kalogiros, Delaney Rudd, Alvis Rogers, Eddie Kladis
1987–88Runner UpLast 8Korać Cup
Last 16Johnny NeumannPanagiotis Fasoulas, Jon Korfas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Takis Karatzoulidis, Giorgos Makaras, Alexis Bakopoulos, Zaharias Katsoulis, Sotiris Sakellariou, Platon Hotokouridis, Gerasimos Tzakis, Panagiotis Kalogiros, Delaney Rudd, Mark Petteway, Hatzigeorgiou, Metsas, Eddie Kladis
1988–89Runner UpRunner UpKorać Cup
Last 16Johnny Neumann,
Kostas PolitisMike Jones, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Bane Prelević, Jon Korfas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Takis Karatzoulidis, Giorgos Makaras, Bill Melis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Dontsios, Hatzigeorgiou
1989–90Runner UpRunner UpCup Winners' Cup
Last 4Kostas PolitisAnthony Cook, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Jon Korfas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Takis Karatzoulidis, Giorgos Makaras, Nikos Boudouris, Pete Papahronis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Bill Melis, Theodoros Asteriadis, Christos Papasarantou
1990–91Runner UpRunner UpCup Winners' Cup
WinnerKostas Politis,
Sakis Laios,
Dragan ŠakotaKenneth Barlow, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Makaras, Jon Korfas, Pete Papahronis, Memos Ioannou, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Giorgos Valavanidis, Lazaros Tsakiris, Nick Katsikis, Tom Katsikis, Irving Thomas
1991–92ChampionLast 4European Cup
Runner UpDušan IvkovićKenneth Barlow, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Jon Korfas, Nikos Boudouris, Pete Papahronis, Giorgos Makaras, Nikos Filippou, Nikos Stavropoulos, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, Nikos Katsikis, Theodoros Asteriadis, Thanasis Kotsopoulos, Giorgos Kouklakis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Evripidis Meletiadis, Lazaros Tsakiris, Giorgos Valavanidis, Paliouras, Parisopoulos, Tsafrakidis, Karapournos
1992–933rd placeLast 8EuroLeague
3rd placeDušan IvkovićCliff Levingston, Kenneth Barlow, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Jon Korfas, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Nikos Filippou, Christos Tsekos, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Nikos Katsikis, Giorgos Kouklakis, Giorgos Valavanidis, Stavros Koukouditskas
1993–94Runner UpLast 4Korać Cup
WinnerDušan Ivković,
Soulis MarkopoulosWalter Berry, Bane Prelević, Zoran Savić, Nasos Galakteros, Efthimis Rentzias, Jon Korfas, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Christos Tsekos, Giorgos Valavanidis, Giorgos Kouklakis, Thanasis Kotsopoulos, Fotis Takianos
1994–954th placeWinnerEuroLeague
Last 16Dragan Šakota,
Sakis Laios,
Vangelis AlexandrisBane Prelević, Zoran Savić, Jerrod Mustaf, Matt Bullard, Jon Korfas, Nasos Galakteros, Giannis Giannoulis, Nikos Boudouris, Efthimis Rentzias, Peja Stojaković, Giorgos Balogiannis, Christos Tsekos, Lemone Lampley, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Kostas Christou, Milan Relic
1995–964th placeLast 16European Cup
Runner UpVangelis Alexandris,
E. Kioumourtzoglou,
Željko Lukajić,
Dimitris ItoudisBane Prelević, Lawrence Funderburke, Dean Garrett, Trevor Ruffin, Peja Stojaković, Efthimis Rentzias, Giorgos Balogiannis, Nikos Boudouris, Giannis Giannoulis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Christos Tsekos, Kostas Christou, Dimitris Koptis
1996–973rd placeLast 16Korać Cup
Last 16Michel Gomez,
Scott SkilesScott Skiles, Peja Stojaković, Anthony Bonner, Dell Demps, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Efthimis Rentzias, Giannis Giannoulis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Christos Tsekos, Stefan Baeck, Dimitris Despos, Giorgos Gallos, Dimitris Koptis, Thanasis Kotsopoulos
1997–98Runner UpLast 16EuroLeague
Last 16Zvi SherfPeja Stojaković, Charles Shackleford, Rafael Addison, Conrad McRae, Giorgos Balogiannis, Nikos Boudouris, Giannis Giannoulis, Lefteris Kakiousis, Giorgos Maslarinos, Juan Antonio Morales, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Ricardo Peral Antunez, Federico Pieri, Ron Rowan, Dimitris Despos, Dimitris Nesteropoulos, Vasilis Tsolakidis
1998–993rd placeWinnerEuroLeague
Last 32Zvi Sherf,
Kostas FlevarakisWalter Berry, Frankie King, Claudio Coldebella, Giorgos Balogiannis, Giannis Giannoulis, Lefteris Kakiousis, Juan Antonio Morales, Ricardo Peral Antunez, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Giorgos Maslarinos, Dimitris Nesteropoulos, Kostas Christou, Dimitris Despos, Vasilis Tsolakidis, Dimitris Iliopoulos, Giannis Papahristou
1999–00Runner UpLast 16EuroLeague
Last 16Petar Skansi,
Kostas FlevarakisVictor Alexander, Bill Edwards, Bane Prelević, Sergei Bazarevich, Dinos Angelidis, Giorgos Balogiannis, Claudio Coldebella, Giannis Giannoulis, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Ricardo Peral Antunez, Nikos Vetoulas, Giorgos Maslarinos, Giannis Papahristou, Dimitris Iliopoulos
2000–018th placeLast 8Euroleague
Last 16Kostas Flevarakis, Ioannis SfairopoulosAngelos Koronios, Panagiotis Liadelis, Anthony Avent, Joseph Blair, Giorgos Sigalas, Giannis Giannoulis, Giorgos Limniatis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Jorge Racca, Josep Cargol, Claudio Coldebella, Frédéric Weis, Valeri Dainenko, Giorgos Apostolidis, Efthimios Galis, Theodoros Triftanidis
2001–028th placeLast 16Korać Cup
Last 32Slobodan Subotić,
Vangelis AlexandrisBill Edwards, Norman Nolan, Andre Woolridge, Panagiotis Liadelis, Nestoras Kommatos, Giorgos Sigalas, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Kostas Vasileiadis, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Claudio Coldebella, Juan Antonio Morales, Giorgos Limniatis, Giorgos Apostolidis, Perry Carter Greene, Daniel Callahan (basketball), Kostas Vathis
2002–037th placeLast 16EuroCup Challenge
Last 16Bane PrelevićBrent Scott, Wendell Alexis, Branko Milisavljević, Nestoras Kommatos, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Kostas Vasileiadis, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Giorgos Apostolidis, Giorgos Limniatis, Torraye Braggs, Predrag Materić, Kostas Christou, Dimitris Koptis, Pashalis Panagiotidis, Perry Carter Greene, Kostas Vathis, Savvas Manousos
2003–046th placeLast 16EuroChallenge
WithdrawnBane PrelevićDamir Mulaomerović, Kasib Powell, Kostas Vasileiadis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Ivica Jurković, Ronnie Fields, Alexander Okunsky, Aleksandar Radojević, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Spyros Panteliadis, Thanasis Kamariotis, Kosta Karamanolev, Charis Markopoulos, Giorgos Pasalidis, Ilias Tevetzidis
2004–056th placeLast 4ULEB Cup
Last 8Bane PrelevićDamir Mulaomerović, Matthew Nielsen, Kostas Vasileiadis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Giannis Gagaloudis, Amit Tamir, Alexander Bashminov, Ivan Grgat, Giorgos Balogiannis, Kostas Maglos, Sotiris Manolopoulos, James Maye, Aristidis Koronidis, Andreas Kalampoukas
2005–066th placeLast 4EuroChallenge
Last 32Bane Prelević,
Soulis MarkopoulosLoukas Mavrokefalidis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Vladimir Vuksanović, Giannis Gagaloudis, Stanislav Makshantsev, Mamadou N'Diaye, Tracy Murray, Chester Simmons, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Dimitris Verginis, Hrvoje Henjak, Marijan Mance, Vladimir Zujovic, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Anestis Tzinopoulos, Giannis Vasiliou, Theodoros Georgitsis, Kostas Boutros, Andreas Kalampoukas
2006–076th placeLast 8ULEB Cup
Last 16Kostas Pilafidis,
Vangelis AlexandrisVlado Šćepanović, Giannis Kalambokis, Blagota Sekulić, Jerome Allen, Darius Washington, Jason Parker, Drago Pašalić, Đuro Ostojić, Andy Panko, Lazaros Agadakos, J.R. Bremer, Dimitris Verginis, C.J. Watson, Charis Giannopoulos, Dimitris Charitopoulos, Feliks Kojadinović, Nikos Kouvelas, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Ivan Tomas, Giannis Vasileiou, Carolos Galazoulas
2007–0812th placeLast 8EuroChallenge
Last 16Tab Baldwin,
Kostas Flevarakis,
John Korfasİbrahim Kutluay, Dimitris Verginis, Mamoutou Diarra, Edmund Saunders, Giorgos Tsiakos, Michael Hakim Jordan, Lee Humphrey, Dimitris Charitopoulos, Jason Rowe, Reda Rhalimi, Giannis Demertzis, Carolos Galazoulas, Charis Giannopoulos, Antoine Gillespie, Steven Hansell, Zoltán Horváth, Nikos Kouvelas, Martin Ringström, Thrasivoulos Sfeikos, Giannis Vasileiou
2008–097th placeLast 16Not participatedArgyris Pedoulakis,
Georgios KalafatakisDejan Tomašević, Damir Mulaomerović, Christos Charissis, Alexis Kyritsis, Mamoutou Diarra, Panagiotis Kafkis, Britton Johnsen, Vassilis Simtsak, Giorgos Tsiaras, Carolos Galazoulas, Michalis Giannakidis, Dimitris Kalampakas, Dimitris Marmarinos, Ioannis Demertzis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Kenny Gregory, Tony Akins, K'zell Wesson, Antonis Kesisoglou, Charalambos Sikalidis, Nikos Papadopoulos
2009–105th placeLast 8Not participatedSoulis MarkopoulosChris Monroe, Panagiotis Kafkis, Kenny Gregory, Christos Tapoutos, Nikos Kalles, Tomas Delininkaitis, Branko Milisavljević, Dimitris Kalaitzidis, Giorgos Tsiaras, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Michalis Giannakidis, Predrag Drobnjak, Todor Gečevski, Ioannis Demertzis, Wade Helliwell, William Avery
2010–113rd placeLast 4Eurocup
Group StageSoulis MarkopoulosRawle Marshall, Dionte Christmas, Dimitris Arapis, Giorgos Apostolidis, Giorgos Dedas, Robert Dozier, Dante Stiggers, Zvonko Buljan, Michalis Giannakidis, Nikos Kalles, Todor Gečevski, Dimitris Kalabakas (DeShawn Sims, Justin Gray, Lazaros Papadopoulos left during the season)
2011–128th placeLast 4Euroleague
Qualifying roundSoulis MarkopoulosMiloš Bojović, Dante Stiggers, Dimitris Arapis, Milutin Aleksić, Uroš Duvnjak, Dimos Dikoudis, Aaron Pettway, Nikos Pappas, Michalis Giannakidis, Nikos Kalles, Dimitris Kalabakas, Efthymios Tsakaleris (J.R. Giddens, Marcus Gorée, Giannis Kalampokis, Rashad Wright left during the season)
Eurocup
Group Stage
2012–135th placeLast 16Not participatedSoulis MarkopoulosWill Hatcher, Leonidas Kaselakis, Kostas Charalampidis, Giorgos Theodorakos, Michalis Tsairelis, Giorgos Dedas, Vangelis Margaritis, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Ntinos Nikolopoulos, Nikos Kalles, Alexandros Varitimiadis, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Michalis Liapis, Thomas Ambaras
2013–143rd placeLast 16Eurocup
Group StageSoulis Markopoulos4 Mark Payne, 5 D. J. Cooper, 6 Kostas Charalampidis, 7 Apollon Tsochlas, 8 Goran Vučićević, 9 Michalis Tsairelis, 10 Giorgos Dedas, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 12 Nikos Kalles, 13 Giorgos Bogris, 14 Leonidas Kaselakis, 17 Michalis Liapis, 18 Antonis Koniaris, 19 Thomas Kottas
2014–153rd placeLast 4Eurocup
Last 32Soulis Markopoulos4 Kevin Langford, 5 Michalis Liapis, 6 Kostas Charalampidis, 7 T. J. Carter, 8 Kostas Kakaroudis, 9 Apollon Tsochlas, 10 Giorgos Dedas, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 12 Thomas Kottas 13 Jake Odum, 16 J.R. Bremer, 18 Dimitris Charitopoulos, 19 Christos Saloustros (Edi Sinadinović, Julian Vaughn left during season)
2015–165th placeLast 4Eurocup
Last 32Soulis Markopoulos4 Milenko Tepić, 5 Michalis Liapis, 6 Kostas Charalampidis, 7 Kostas Vasileiadis, 8 Kostas Kakaroudis, 9 Apollon Tsochlas, 10 Giorgos Dedas, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 12 Thomas Kottas, 15 Sofoklis Schortsanitis, 19 Nikos Kamaras, 20 Uroš Duvnjak, 21 Nikola Marković, 25 Will Hatcher, 33 Keith Clanton (Darko Balaban left during season)
2016–175th placeLast 8Basketball Champions League
Last 16Soulis Markopoulos2 Nathan Sobey, 4 Linos Chrysikopoulos, 6 Antonis Koniaris, 9 Apollon Tsochlas, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 12 Thad McFadden, 13 Nenad Miljenović, 14 Andreas Glyniadakis, 16 Dimitris Karamanolis, 18 Jordan Sibert, 19 Nikos Kamaras, 20 Vassilis Papadopoulos, 31 Žanis Peiners, 33 Keith Clanton, 42 Ivan Aska, (Brandon Taylor, Darryl Bryant left during season)
2017–183rd placeLast 8Basketball Champions League
Last 16Ilias Papatheodorou2 Terran Petteway, 4 Linos Chrysikopoulos, 5 Ousman Krubally, 8 Thodoris Karras, 6 Antonis Koniaris, 9 Apollon Tsochlas, 10 Giannis Giannaras, Vangelis Margaritis, 13 Thodoris Zaras, 15 Vassilis Charalampopoulos, 16 Dimitris Karamanolis, 19 Dimitris Katsivelis, 20 Dimitris Klonaras, 21 Darnell Jackson, 55 Lucky Jones, 32Phil Goss (Kevin Dillard, Owen Klassen, Brandon Triche left during season)
2018–195th placeRunner UpBasketball Champions League
Last 16Ilias Papatheodorou1 Jamal Jones 2 Johndre Jefferson, 4 Linos Chrysikopoulos, 5 Stavros Schizas, 6 Antonis Koniaris, 8 Milenko Tepic, 9 Apollon Tsochlas, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 13 Thodoris Zaras, 25 William Hatcher, 31 Darrius Garrett, 32 Phil Goss (Yanick Moreira, Giannis Athinaiou, Malik Pope, Nondas Papantoniou left during season)
2019–2014th place / Curtailed season due to COVID-19 pandemicLast 8Basketball Champions League
Group StageKostas Flevarakis,
Kostas Charalampidis,
Kostas Mexas0 M. J. Rhett, 2 Adam Smith, 6 Bobby Brown, 5 Stavros Schizas, 8 Thodoris Karras, 9 Apollon Tsochlas, 10 Ioannis Chatzinikolas, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 12 Aaron Best, 16 Dimitris Karamanolis, 20 konstantinos Iatridis, 22 JaCorey Williams, 24 Shannon Shorter, 34 Zisis Sarikopoulos, (JeQuan Lewis, Antwaine Wiggins, Amanze Egekeze, Zane Knowles left during season)
2020–215th placeLast 4Not participatedKostas Mexas,
Aris Lykogiannis2 Beau Beech, 5 Sagaba Konate, 6 Jermaine Love, 8 Malcolm Griffin, 10 Georgios Tsalmpouris, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, Anagnostis Papasavoglou, 14 Dimitris Kaklamanakis, 15 Antonis Karagiannidis, 17 Apostolos Roumoglou, 20 Konstantinos Iatridis, 21 Georgios Kamperidis, 22 Nondas Papantoniou, 23 Josh Carter, 31 Elston Turner Jr., 55 Elijah Mitrou-Long, (Alan Herndon left during season)
2021–229th placeLast 8Basketball Champions League
play-ins prior to the qualification to the round of 16Aris Lykogiannis1 Demetre Rivers, 2 Anthony Lee, 4 Phil Greene IV, 5 Antreas Christodoulou, 6 Jermaine Love, 13 Nikos Kamarianos, 14 David DiLeo, 15 Theodoros Konstantinidis, 16 Vangelis Mantzaris, 17 Apostolos Roumoglou, 18 Prodromos Tachiridis, 19 Stratos Kalliontzis, 21 Georgios Kamperidis, 31 Vassilis Toliopoulos, 33 Vlado Janković, 35 Nate Renfro (Michalis Kamperidis, Josh Carter, Derek Ogbeide, Malcolm Griffin, 24 Marvin Jones left during season)
2022–234th placeQuarter-finalsBasketball Champions League
play-ins prior to the qualification to the round of 16Aris Lykogiannis,
Fotis Takianos0 Yannick Franke, 2 Zaccheus Darko-Kelly, 5 Jalen Riley, 6 Nikos Tsiakmas, 8 Jaylen Hands, 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 12 Tyler Polley, 13 Diamantis Slaftsakis,15 Thodoris Konstantinidis, 18 Jordan Sibert, 19 Stratos Kalliontzis, 20 Dimitris Kaklamanakis, 21 Georgios Kamperidis, 22 Christos Saloustros, 35 Nate Renfro, 40 Thodoris Skoulariotis (Zisis Sarikopoulos and Vassilis Christidis left during season)
2023–248th placeQuarter-finalsBasketball Champions League
play-ins prior to the qualification to the round of 16Fotis Takianos1 Marques Townes, 4 Jamune McNeace, 6 Nikos Tsiakmas, 8 Stavros Schizas, 9 Michalis Tsairelis, 10 Elvar Már Friðriksson 11 Vangelis Margaritis, 12 Cecil Williams, 15 Thodoris Konstantinidis, 19 Nikos Arsenopoulos, 20 Thodoris Skoulariotis, 21 Aristotelis Sotiriou, 23 Michał Michalak, 32 Justin Alston, 77 Kevin Porter Jr. (Skyler Flatten, Kendall Smith, Laurynas Beliauskas Andrew Harrison and Michael Gilmore left during season)
2024-256th placeSemi-finalsBasketball Champions League
Qualifying Round
FIBA Europe Cup
Runner UpMassimo Cancellieri1 Jacob Grandison 2 Cedric Henderson Jr., 9 Devonte Upson, 10 Jacob Forrester, 13 Konstantinos Iatridis, 18 Nikos Persidis 19 Dimitrios Katsivelis, 20 Thodoris Skoulariotis, 21 Vangelis Giannatos, 23 Kostas Papadakis, 24 Frank Bartley, 29 Alex Antetokounmpo, 31 Christos Manthopoulos (loaned during the season), 33 Shavar Reynolds Jr., 34 Jackson Kreuser (Panagiotis Lefas left during the season)
2025-26ongoingongoing, teams from lower categories are still competingBasketball Champions League
Qualifying Round
FIBA Europe Cup
ongoingJure Zdovc0 Timmy Allen, 2 Cleveland Melvin, 5 Breein Tyree, 6 Antonis Koniaris, 10 Diamantis Slaftsakis, 13 Theodoros Zaras, 17 Marvin Jones, 18 Nikos Persidis , 20 Konstantinos Iatridis, 21 Patrick Beverley, 25 Giorgos Filios, 26 Ben Moore, 31 Christos Manthopoulos, 33 Tomas Dimša, 34 Michalis Nousios (K. J. Jackson and Stephen Brown Jr. left during the season)

Notable players

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;Greece

  • GRE Vangelis Alexandris
  • GRENGA Alex Antetokounmpo
  • GRE Georgios Balogiannis
  • GRE Nikos Boudouris
  • GRE Kostas Charalampidis
  • GRE Vassilis Charalampopoulos
  • GRE Dimos Dikoudis
  • GRE Panagiotis Fasoulas
  • GRE Nikos Filippou
  • GRE Ioannis Gagaloudis
  • GRE Nasos Galakteros
  • GRE Giannis Giannoulis
  • GREUSA Steve Giatzoglou
  • GRE Memos Ioannou
  • GRE Lefteris Kakiousis
  • GRE Takis Karatzoulidis
  • GRE Dimitrios Katsivelis
  • GRE Manthos Katsoulis
  • GRE Nestoras Kommatos
  • GREUSA Jon Korfas
  • GRE Takis Koroneos
  • GRE Angelos Koronios
  • GRE Panagiotis Liadelis
  • GRECAN Elijah Mitrou-Long
  • GRE Georgios Makaras
  • GRE Achilleas Mamatziolas
  • GRE Sotiris Manolopoulos
  • GRE Vangelis Margaritis
  • GRE Loukas Mavrokefalidis
  • GRE Georgios Oikonomou
  • GRE Lazaros Papadopoulos
  • GREUSA Pete Papachronis
  • GRE Efthimios Rentzias
  • GRE Georgios Sigalas
  • GRE Sofoklis Schortsanitis
  • GRE Nikos Stavropoulos
  • GRE Christos Tsekos
  • GRE Apollon Tsochlas
  • GRE Kostas Vasileiadis
  • GRE Panagiotis Vasilopoulos

;USA

  • USA Rafael Addison
  • USA Victor Alexander
  • USA Wendell Alexis
  • USA Ken Barlow
  • USA Frank Bartley
  • USA Walter Berry
  • USA Anthony Bonner
  • USA Matt Bullard
  • USA Anthony Cook
  • USA D. J. Cooper
  • USA Bill Edwards
  • USA Lawrence Funderburke
  • USA Phil Goss
  • USA Will Hatcher
  • USA Cedric Henderson Jr.
  • USA Mike Jones
  • USA Frankie King
  • USA Jackson Kreuser
  • USA Cliff Levingston
  • USA Jermaine Love
  • USA Conrad McRae
  • USA Jerrod Mustaf
  • USA Mark Payne
  • USA Kevin Porter Jr.
  • USA Kasib Powell
  • USA Shavar Reynolds Jr.
  • USAIRE Ron Rowan
  • USA Trevor Ruffin
  • USA Charles Shackleford
  • USA Scott Skiles
  • USA Devonte Upson
  • USABEL Bill Varner
  • USAMKD Darius Washington
  • USA C.J. Watson

;Europe

  • LTU Martynas Andriuškevičius
  • LTU Laurynas Beliauskas
  • RUSGRE Sergei Bazarevich
  • ISL Elvar Már Friðriksson
  • ITA Claudio Coldebella
  • LTU Tomas Delininkaitis
  • FRA Mamoutou Diarra
  • MNE Peja Drobnjak
  • NED Yannick Franke
  • MKD Todor Gečevski
  • TUR İbrahim Kutluay
  • SRB Branko Milisavljević
  • ESP Juan Antonio Morales
  • BIHCRO Damir Mulaomerović
  • SLOGRE Rasho Nesterovič
  • LAT Žanis Peiners
  • SRBGRE Bane Prelević
  • SRB Zoran Savić
  • MNE Vlado Šćepanović
  • MNE Blagota Sekulić
  • SRBGRE Peja Stojaković
  • SRB Dejan Tomašević

;South America

  • GUYUSA Rawle Marshall

;Africa

  • SEN Mamadou N'Diaye

; Oceania

  • AUS Matt Nielsen
  • AUS Steve Leven

Club captains

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P.A.O.K. B.C. team captains, since the 1979–80 season:

PeriodTeam Captain
1979–1984GRE Giannis Politis
1984–1988GRE Manthos Katsoulis
1988–1993GRE Panagiotis Fasoulas
1993–1996FR Yugoslavia Bane Prelević
1996–1998GRE Nikos Boudouris
1998–2000GRE Georgios Balogiannis
2000–2001GRE Giannis Giannoulis
2001–2002ITA Claudio Coldebella
2002–2003GRE Georgios Limniatis
2003–2006GRE Kostas Vasileiadis
2006–2007GRE Giannis Kalampokis
2007–2008GRE Dimitris Verginis
2008–2009GRE Kostas Vasileiadis
2009–2010GRE Dimitris Kalaitzidis
2010–2011GRE Lazaros Papadopoulos
2011–2012GRE Michalis Giannakidis
2012–2013GRE Lazaros Papadopoulos
2013–2015GRE Kostas Charalampidis
2015–2016GRE Kostas Vasileiadis
2016–2021GRE Vangelis Margaritis
2021–2022USA Jermaine Love
2022–2024GRE Vangelis Margaritis
2024–2025GRE Dimitris Katsivelis
2025–GRE Theodoros Zaras

Head coaches

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This is a list of P.A.O.K.. B.C. head coaches since the 1957–58 season:

Head coachSeasons
GRE Irakleios Klagkas1957–59
GRE Orestis Angelidis1967–68
GRE Giorgos Oikonomou
GRE Orestis Angelidis1970–71
GRE Giorgos Oikonomou1971–72
GRE Orestis Angelidis1972–73
GRE Apostolos Tsavas1978–80
GRE Theodoros Rodopoulos1980–83
GRE-USA Harry Pappas
GRE Faidon Matthaiou1983–84
YUG Josip Gjergja1984–85
GRE Theodoros Rodopoulos1985–86
GRE Orestis Angelidis1986–87
USA Johnny Neumann1987–88
USA Johnny Neumann
GRE Kostas Politis1988–89
GRE Kostas Politis1989–90
GRE Kostas Politis
GRE Sakis Laios
YUG-Greece Dragan Šakota1990–91
FRY Dušan Ivković1991–93
FRY Dušan Ivković
GRE Soulis Markopoulos1993–94
FRY Dragan Šakota
GRE Sakis Laios
GRE Vangelis Alexandris1994–95
GRE Vangelis Alexandris
GRE Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou
FR Yugoslavia Željko Lukajić
GRE Dimitris Itoudis1995–96
FRA Michel Gomez
USA Scott Skiles1996–97
ISR Zvi Sherf1997–98
Head coachSeasons
ISR Zvi Sherf
GRE Kostas Flevarakis1998–99
CRO Petar Skansi
GRE Kostas Flevarakis1999–00
GRE Kostas Flevarakis
GRE Ioannis Sfairopoulos2000–01
SLO-GRE Lefteris Subotić
GRE Vangelis Alexandris2001–02
SCG-GRE Bane Prelević2002–05
SCG-GRE Bane Prelević
GRE Soulis Markopoulos2005–06
GRE Kostas Pilafidis
GRE Vangelis Alexandris2006–07
USA Tab Baldwin
GRE Kostas Flevarakis
GRE-USA Jon Korfas2007–08
GRE Argyris Pedoulakis
GRE Georgios Kalafatakis2008–09
GRE Soulis Markopoulos2009–17
GRE Ilias Papatheodorou2017–19
GRE Kostas Flevarakis
GRE Kostas Charalampidis
GRE Kostas Mexas2019–20
GRE Kostas Mexas
GRE Aris Lykogiannis2020–21
GRE Aris Lykogiannis2021–22
GRE Aris Lykogiannis
GRE Fotis Takianos2022–23
GRE Fotis Takianos
GRE Stathis Neratzakis2023–24
ITA Massimo Cancellieri2024–25
SVN Jurij Zdovc2025–present

Presidential History

Since 1928, the president of A.C. PAOK was responsible for the management of the basketball team. In 1992, the basketball department became professional, with its own president.

YearPresident
1928–1929GRE Konstantinos Meletiou
1929–1930GRE Athinodoros Athinodorou
1930–1931GRE Pantelis Kalpatsoglou
1931–1933GRE Petros Levantis
1933–1935GRE Savvas Tsantas
1935–1936GRE Filaretos Tsompesoglou
1936–1938GRE Savas Tsantas
1938–1939GRE Ioannis Tsakiroglou
1939–1940GRE Dimitrios Kamaras
1940–1944GRE Pantelis Kalpatsoglou
1944–1946GRE Filaretos Tsompesoglou
1946–1948GRE Pantelis Kalpatsoglou
1948–1949GRE Mirodis Dimitrakopoulos
1949–1963GRE Georgios Charalampidis
1963–1964GRE Ippokratis Iordanoglou
1964–1966GRE Dimitrios Dimadis
1966–1969GRE Vassilios Zervas
1969GRE Evangelos Mylonas
1969–1971GRE Stavros Georgiadis
1971–1972GRE Ioannis Arvanitakis
1972–1973GRE Stavros Simitzis
YearPresident
1973–1974GRE Ioannis Arvanitakis
1974GRE Georgios Zografos
1974–1975GRE Arthouros Merdikian
1975–1981GRE Georgios Pantelakis
1981–1983GRE Ioannis Vranialis
1983–1984GRE Dimosthenis Fintanidis
1984–1993GRE Nikolaos Vezyrtzis
1993–1995GRE Apostolos Oikonomidis
1995–1999GRE Apostolos Alexopoulos
1999–2000GRE Aristeidis Kanavis
GRE Athanasios Akrivopoulos
2000–2002GRE Vasilios Oikonomidis
2002–2004GRE Athanasios Katsaris
2004–2008GRE Dimitrios Paneloudis
2008–2009GRE Dimitrios Drosos
2009–2011GRE Miltiadis Kanotas
2011–2019SRBGRE Branislav Prelević
2019–2021GRE Aristeidis Karakousis
2021–2025GRE Athanasios Hatzopoulos
2025–PresentGRE Nikolaos Vezyrtzis

Coach and Staff

PositionStaff

Management

''''Alpha Sports Group Single Member SA'''' of Aristotelis Mistakidis (60.81%)

From December 17, 2025 Billionaire Aristotelis Mistakidis, through the Single Member Company of Alpha Sports Group Single Member SA, took control of the basketball club of PAOK Thessaloniki, obtaining a percentage of 60.81%. prominent metals trader and major shareholder of Piraeus Bank since 2021, bought shares previously held by three major shareholders of KAE PAOK by Thanasis Hatzopoulos as President of KAE with a percentage (31.61%), and by the other two main shareholders of PAOK Vangelis Galatsopoulos with a percentage (23.57%) and Ilias Violidis with a percentage (5.77%), acquiring the majority shareholder with a percentage of 60.81% Alpha Company Sports Group Member SA of interests Aristotelis Mistakidis

Management Members

Last update: December 17, 2025

PositionManagement Members

Sponsorships

  • Great Sponsor: Village Cinemas
  • Official Sponsor: CYTA
  • Official Supporter: Makedonia Palace, Loux

References

Sources

References

  1. [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/teams/showteam?clubcode=PAO#!info euroleague.net] PAOK Thessaloniki
  2. [http://contra.gr/Basketball/Hellas/A1Basket/PAOK_Aris/136592.html PAOK-Aris 101–99. {{in lang. el]
  3. [https://www.paokbc.gr/el/omada Team from paokbc.gr]
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